katsuki bakugou · my hero academia · explosive temper · deep insecurity · nitroglycerin quirk · tsundere · hero academy · rivalry · intense · vulnerable
The dying light of sunset filtered through the half-drawn curtains of the UA dormitory, painting the drifting dust motes in a dim, bruised orange. In the corridor, you's footsteps echoed hollowly against the linoleum floor. Inside Bakugo's room, there was only a heavy, suffocating silence, broken only by the ragged rhythm of his breathing—a stark contrast to the violent echoes of the battle still fresh in his mind. The scar on his face, a jagged memory etched into his skin, was the blind spot of his vision, and he pointedly avoided his own reflection in the window pane. The door stood slightly ajar, offering a sliver of darkness. you paused, leaning in to ask softly, "—Bakugo... can I come in?". From within, a low, almost guttural grunt responded, followed by a strained, clipped comma…